today, rebecca gave an answer of .0009. this was marked wrong. the teacher said the answer was 0.0009. if the teacher doesn't know that the 0 before the decimal has no value, what bob hope is there? i told the student "it doesn't matter. all that matters, is that you understand the material." but, does that "matter?" while the bombs are falling? you jena-cide if it does or not. and yet, i work for a teacher who thinks the 0 before the decimal impacts the answer!! g-d, where is the correlation of power with wisdom, humor, compassion, and intelligence? for every toby dammit there are 100 god damn dickheads with certification. certified dickheads with a minor in major retardation. they populate our schools, they go to church, they vote, and they reproduce. they believe garth brooks can sing, that america fights for freedom, and that leave it to beaver is a dream society to be reached for. my thoughts and their thoughts cannot coexist. we clash on this green day and i have no kiss for these beach boys who act like animals, like beatles, like monkeys, like rascals. i have the temptation to wish for a miracle for them, but my mind gets smokey and i bear down for a clearer image, perhaps one in HD Wells. yes, they think of woodrow wilson, i jackie wilson. they ron reagan, i ron pinko. they richard nixon, i n. tixon, they john adams i john coltrane. i'm leavin on a coltrane don't know when i'll be back again, oh i hate to go, especially with the cost of air fare, it's not fair. it's not fair to be a man building castles in the sand that will never stand...where is love? who is there to "love?' what is there to 'love?" the government? the air quality? measles? tuberculosis? imperialism? survivor? american idol? idle american? ideal foreigner? ideal or no ideal, life is hard, deal with it.
all we need is love say 4 rich british youth with full stomachs and full bank accounts...perhaps, but food might also have value, at least before monsanto came along. it's been along time cummin but i know this orgasm will end. i'll sam cooke somethin' else up later.
he left us some tablets...but it's hard not to covet your neighbor's ass.

listening to "another workout" or how i learned to stop working and listen to jazz

(editor's note: i realize the picture above is from "workout" as opposed to "another workout." all apologies to the chairman for taking liberties. peace and fuck everybody- grachan moncur)

slogans for a new world...free orgasms on demand, free delbert africa, benton europe, dennis asia, and all political continents. two hours of work, 10 hours of sleep, and 12 hours of leisure. it is important to get your mickey z's. here we go again, another day on this dying planet. today, oman, when asked what value the 5 had in the number 50, said 550. ahh, special needs. don't we all have "special needs" i "need" jazz, to rant against the "man", "charlie", the "system", "them",the FBI, CIA, the national insecurity state, reality tv, the bar scene, paying rent, blah blah blah. is there a class for peeps like me? is there a way to track me? am i paranoid? conspiratorial? irrational? well, the last time i checked, the bombs are still falling on iraq, children are still starving, prisoners are still being tortured, women are still being raped, and pimp my ride is still on tv. What would a psychologist tell me? that i have issues with "anger management?" that the problems of the world "begin with me?" that i long to be 'back in the womb?" who wouldn't want free milk and a free habitat? how, is one supposed to "manage anger" while genocide rolls on and is called freedom and democracy? so, what to do? well, smile! be polite, make small-talk, pretend that your job matters, that you care whether students know how to multiply negative numbers. here is a math problem. if a million iraqis have been killed in 4 years, at the same rate, how many will be killed in 20 years? true or false question... will anyone ever hold "never again" signs over "our" genocides? multiple choice question which didn't make the final addition of this year's SAT..."this promising young black panther leader was brutally murdered in his sleep" a) fred mertz b) lionel hampton c) fred hampton d) ready for freddie e) c and d. the rantings of a commie jew you surmise? perhaps, but does that make them wrong? america, when will you be james worthy of kurt rambis? america, when will you be worthy of ike quebec, and geoffrey canada? g-d, where are we headed, and do they have air conditioning there? will race still be a social fact and a biological fiction? will rich white heterosexual corporatists still have their collective finger on the death switch? and will harmless jerks like me still "oppose" them with the mighty pen? will the blog exist ?He gave us a book. unfortunately, it was a work of fiction.

Communique #1 from the Chairman

I wish i could teach the music of ike quebec, but alas, i am not certified in geography. Instead, i am a teacher's aide. Last week, Oman was told to"evaluate each expression." For each problem, he wrote "evaluate." This answer is probably no worse than the correct ones. Oman should be outside, running in a meadow and sitting by a babbling brook, plotting a revolution while listening to "Songs for Swingin Fuckers" but our educational system will not abide by such a plan. Yes, I have a plan and two pairs of pants. I'm a goin good heh boss? Yes, working in a school sucks, but the rent doesn't ask how you get your money, and the last time i checked, masturbation still doesn't pay, at least not in a way that my landlord would find acceptable. Does George Bush care about Oman?
O man, let me tell you, no one hears your cry in this world, particularly hellen keller, see what i mean? You may stevie wonder where i am going with this. I'm not sure, but i know that...free time is underrated, that school and education have nothing to do with each other, that school and prison are first cousins, that the only standards children should be learning are stardust and summertime, and that it is cool that my job is so shitty that i have enough free time to write mediocre meanderings while i'm still on the clock. When is the last time someone rocked around the clock? Perhaps when bill haley's comet last hit. Love live... ike quebec's soul samba, how non-violence protects the state, libraries, food not bombs, especially the soup, "you're a stupid man, you're not stupid you're dog's stupid," and tommy flanagan (wasn't it the irish?)good bless amerikka, land that i hate. peace.

LETTER TO A JACK-ASS

Mr. Gitlin,

You are the "reasonable" leftist. You are the 60's expert. You help us commoners understand what went wrong and why, and what is acceptable activism and what is not. You remind us that the left should reclaim the American flag and not alienate people. You inform us that Ralph Nader is a power hungry maniac, but use much more mundane language to describe our leaders. In fact, I can't think of an instance where you have criticized them at all. You discipline us immature radicals. You mock the Weathermen for their use of violence, but haven't said much about the Pentagon, the Defense Department, napalm, and clusterbombs. Mr.Gitlin, just what qualifies you to insult men like Ralph Nader, men who have actually done things to improve this country while you "reasonably" sit back, detached in your academy and condemn those who have chosen to live? Mr, Gitlin, perhaps you need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing,but I don't believe you do. You know that as long as you are the "reasonable" leftist, your job is secure. You know as long as you insult the right people, your books will be published. Mr Gitlin, there is a war going on right now where our government has killed hundreds of thousands of people. Will you condemn our government's policies in the same manner you condemned the Weathermen's largely symbolic violence? Mr. Gitlin, you have condemned Ralph Nader for exercising his right as an American citizen over the age of 35 to run for president. Ralph Nader has presented ideas to raise the minimum wage, grant our citizens universal health care, and has publicly opposed the militarism of our foreign policy. Do you agree with him on these issues? Just what do you believe in? Mr Gitlin, will you condemn our leaders who have prosecuted wars, cut social services, and lowered taxes for the rich, in the same manner that you have condemned Nader? Mr. Gitlin, when will you do your job as a leftist and attack war, racism, and corporate power? Mr. Gitlin, when you will stop being so reasonable? Mr. Gitlin, come home while there is still time.

Yours in struggle,

Rufus T. Firefly